It is suitable for offering sacrifices, traveling, getting married, and laying a bed for burial.
Avoid digging wells and digging soil for planting stoves.
It's not a particularly good day, nor is it a particularly bad day.
In the evening of this day, the sky has darkened, but in the Shangshu table in Xu County, there are still constant exchanges of officials. People from various departments come to report, people come to report, people holding large and small documents, people follow each other.
, one thing leads to another. The celebration of "Worldwide Celebration" is right in front of us, and there are more and more things to do.
Personnel need to be arranged, accommodation, food and drink, even toileting needs to be coordinated. Can't we just let these people who come from various counties and counties to congratulate the emperor and congratulate the prime minister sleep on the streets?
Supplies also need to be prepared, stored, transferred, and withdrawn, and accounts need to be set up. After all, these supplies are going to be used for the celebration, so they can't line their own pockets halfway?
Xun Yu was wearing dark silk clothes, and under the light of candles in the hall, he was listening to the officials' reports and approving the written documents. He didn't know whether it was because of the hot weather, the heavy workload, or the increase in temperature caused by the candles.
There was a slight sweat on Xun Yu's forehead, and his temples were also moistened, sticking to the sides of his cheeks.
When there are more things and people, there will naturally be more wrangling.
Fortunately, Xun Yu is in charge.
Xun Yu could handle everything within the scope of authority of Shangshutai almost with his eyes closed. Whose business was his business, and whoever caused trouble was his business. Several departments or divisions were playing ball with each other.
Xun Yu could straighten out the dirty things with just a few words, and then everyone would perform their duties.
There were countless people coming and going, but Xun Yu handled them all without any confusion. The officials who came here couldn't help but admire them!
After all, here at the Chancellery, no official would dare to use documents from "relevant departments" as a dagger, and once the cover-ups and lies about many things are exposed, the key things will become simpler.
Either they are afraid of taking responsibility, or they find it troublesome, and after assigning specific people, it is related to their own hat, so they dare not neglect it.
Hats, ribbons, and official seals are treasures! With these things, you can be a herdsman on behalf of the emperor!
Rounding it off, that’s 100 million, uh, Tu Emperor!
For the sake of the local emperor, um, official hat, ribbon and official seal, you can sacrifice anything!
What’s more, this time it’s “celebration from all over the world”!
How much oil and water is there... uh, how much etiquette!
The entire Xu County area is already busy, and all matters are being carried out around this one thing. Countless officials, large and small, are rushing around, sending out instructions one after another, and bringing back messages one by one.
But there is only one, uh, two, um, there is only one Xun Yu on the Chancellor's desk, so even if Xun Yu has eight extra hands, two of which are particularly long like octopuses, he still can't take care of them.
The whole area, especially this time involving such a large-scale celebration, even related to the ban, became more and more chaotic.
In such chaos, one person's lazy look, or to put it nicely, leisurely look, is particularly obvious...
Guo Jia walked in unsteadily.
Guo Jia basically didn't participate in specific chores, but he was a friend of Xun Yu and a popular person in front of Cao Cao, so even if he didn't have a position or even a position at the Chancellery, he wouldn't do much work even if he came, but as long as he came
Now, there are still people who will lead the way in front of Guo Jia. The officials outside the political hall also stood up and saluted respectfully when they saw Guo Jia. Guo Jia did not have a straight face, he smiled as if he had drank some wine.
A half-drunk smile with a lovely smile.
Everyone knows that Guo Jia knows the way, but he will still guide Guo Jia.
What does this celebration mean?
Is this really the emperor’s intention?
Some officials may not know it, but some officials must know it in their hearts. After all, what the position of prime minister means to the great man and the emperor, as long as you think about it seriously, you can still figure it out.
However, at this moment, at least no one in the Chancellery raised a question. Even though they knew that at this point in time, there are still many things that need to be done urgently and are important, but no one asked.
I will take the initiative to bring it up.
It's like everyone knows what the position of prime minister means to the great man and the emperor, but as long as he still has his hat, can still get his salary, and even has the possibility of being promoted to a higher position, then everything still doesn't matter.
For some officials, being an official is just to obtain their own rights and interests, so naturally everything is focused on their own rights and authority, and the rest are secondary or even unimportant.
Guo Jia walked into the political hall, smiled and greeted some of the deputies sitting under Xun Yu, and then said to Xun Yu: "Mr.
Working day and night! Working for the country and the public! How admirable and admirable!"
Xun Yu took a slight breath and raised his head. Then he felt his neck was a little stiff and sore. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Come here, let me know. Today's government affairs are here for the time being. You can go back and have a rest... What hasn't been finished yet will be handled tomorrow."
Next thing is... don't be late tomorrow at 9:00..."
The adjutants in the hall quickly bowed and bowed, "Thank you for your mercy! We can't thank you enough!"
The adjutant and assistant officer quickly put down the writing in their hands, took the cover of the cage and put it up, pasted a note, wrote down their names and some specific records, then they all stood up to say goodbye to Xun Yu, and then specially said to Xun Yu.
Guo Jia bowed before exiting the political hall.
Guo Jia also gave instructions outside, asking the attendants on duty to bring some syrup and other things up.
After Xun Yu finished approving the text in his hand, he subconsciously put it aside with one hand, and then went to pick up the new text with the other hand. He paused when he got it in his hand, then smiled bitterly, put the text down, and smiled slightly.
He sighed and put down his pen, "Did Fengxiao come here specifically to mock me?"
Guo Jia laughed and said, "Scornful? I don't dare. I'm here to see your diligence."
"Tell me, what is going on?" Xun Yu said calmly.
Guo Jia sat down and casually took the syrup sent by his subordinates. "It is the emperor's wish to rejuvenate the great Han Dynasty. It is also the right intention to report victory to the temple and to offer rewards in suburban sacrifices. It was decreed by the emperor... so what's the point?"
What’s the purpose? Just do it casually, not to mention that everyone is just a mess and everyone is happy, so isn’t that the end of it?」
Xun Yu shook his head from side to side, as if relaxing his muscles and bones, but also as if he was denying it, "Okay, what if you do it?"
"You understand." Guo Jia lowered his head and drank the syrup.
Xun Yu said, "Understanding is understanding, and things are things."
Guo Jia put down the bowl, shook his head and said, "No, this is just how you see it."
Xun Yu frowned, "What do you mean..."
Guo Jia tilted his head and looked at the sky in the courtyard where the sky was getting dark, "I... went for a walk around the area today..."
Xun Yu suddenly had some not-so-good premonitions in his heart.
Guo Jia paused and glanced sideways at Xun Yu, "What, do you want to continue?"
Xun Yu took a deep breath, sat up straight, and said, "Just tell me."
"The celebration is the biggest, but isn't it the only celebration?" Guo Jia said.
Xun Yu looked a little solemn and said: "What did you find? Is it the counties below..."
"It seems that you have expected it," Guo Jia laughed twice, "That's right. I saw that you issued an order two days ago that prohibited officials from all over the country from using the name of the celebration to create clever names and collect fees... and they were not allowed to do so.
In the name of the safety of the celebration, people are banned from traveling... We also need to take care of the autumn harvest, pay attention to Zhuanghe's autumn poems, etc., right?"
Xun Yu nodded slowly.
The celebration requires a large amount of materials, which will inevitably cause market fluctuations. This is almost inevitable. As long as there is no water in your head, you can definitely imagine it. Of course, Xun Yu must take precautions.
In addition, during the celebration, if people's safety work is not organized, then the thefts will be small, and the suspension bridge may collapse and the crowd will stampede, so is it important to take safety precautions in advance?
Guo Jia put his hands on his hands and smiled, "Look, our Lord, how comprehensively he has considered and taken care of every aspect..."
"What on earth are you going to say?" Xun Yu looked at Guo Jia.
Guo Jia also turned to look at Xun Yu, "But your lord is your lord after all, and there is only one."
Xun Yu's heart couldn't help but jump, "You mean..."
"Do you know what the low-level officials do?" Guo Jia said with a smile, "They are not like you. They have neither the same ability nor the same diligence as you. These officials, do you think...
…What will they do when they face so many things?』
"..." Xun Yu was silent for a long time, and then said, "I sent people there... and I specially recorded the situation, with signatures and signatures..."
Guo Jia nodded and said, "Haha, yes, you sent people there, and those people who went there didn't lie to you... they told the truth, and reported the truth..."
Xun Yu frowned, and the lines between his eyebrows looked darker and darker under the light and shadow, "Then... you say."
"Okay!" Guo Jia said slowly, "Do you know what "borrowing a position" means?"
Xun Yu's eyes narrowed, "..."
"The people over there have already received the news before your people arrive..." Guo Jia slowly gathered the cups, wooden plates, pen holders, etc. on the table together and stacked them in one place, "
Then it was like this... When I opened the warehouse door and took a look, wow, the materials were so rich and piled as high as a mountain. The people's lives must be very secure, the market supply must be sufficient, and there must be hope for stable prices... right?
』
"Did your man lie to you? No, that's all he saw. There are plenty of warehouses, and the shelves of the shops in the market are full. There are smiling faces everywhere. Everyone you ask feels safe and happy, and everyone can eat."
We have enough to eat, we have clothes to wear, all prices are stable, everything is normal, right?"
"Then your men came back with good news and reported it to you and to the emperor. Everything is fine in the surrounding counties and counties. The people live and work in peace and contentment. The market is in order. The officials are diligent and talented. Everything is so beautiful. Yes.
wrong?"
"These officials have all contributed! After being deployed and consuming a lot of materials, they can still keep the warehouses abundant, the market full of goods, and the people healthy. What a great contribution, what a strong ability, promotion is just around the corner, right?"
』
"But you...of course you can probably guess that since those things were borrowed, they naturally have to be returned...as soon as your men leave, they will return them..."
"The warehouses were immediately locked, the markets were re-closed, and the bazaars were immediately cancelled. What was the real situation? Can your men see it? In order to hold the celebration, all materials and manpower were transferred to Xu County, so there could still be people nearby.
How much? The real situation is that there is a shortage of supplies around the county, soaring prices, shortage of manpower, and unrest among the people!』
"Then they were afraid that some damn people would say something that they shouldn't say during the celebration, so they blocked the roads and blocked the countryside. But no one could get out without their approval.
I can’t even get in..."
"Those who can come out are all their own people. Food is given to them and drinks are invited. As for the people, who cares?"
"After I knew this, I wanted to go into the village to have a look, but I couldn't get in. When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I was kicked out and refused to enter! Then I knew that the situation was actually worse than I originally thought.
』
"Of course I just pretended to be a scholar... Anyway, I don't look like a high official, do I?"
"I was just thinking, although these little officials outside have to guard the intersection in the wind and sun, it's hard, it's hard, but they still have food, drink, money and salary, and they still get paid every penny.
Those who are imprisoned in the village, if they have food at home, that's fine, but if they don't...haha, there are also those who are sick and dead, they are all in the village, and they can't get out of the village. If they die, they are left at home.
』
"The whole world is celebrating, the world is rejoicing. How can one get sick or die at such a time worthy of celebration? Isn't this a discredit to the emperor and the prime minister?"
"Hehe, haha, haha..."
Guo Jia smiled and spoke, with half of his face in the light and half of his face in the darkness.
Xun Yu was silent for a long time, "Does the lord know?"
Guo Jia cast his eyes sideways, as if some blades were shining in his eyes, "What do you think?"
Xun Yu fell silent again.
There was silence in the political hall, and even the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops in the courtyard could be clearly heard.
The candle swayed, as if trying hard to drive away the darkness, but the boundless darkness still came from all directions, filling every place that the light of the candle could not take care of, hiding behind the pillars, hiding on the beams, hiding in the cracks
, hidden under the silk gauze.
"My lord is determined to take action?" Xun Yu said slowly, his voice seemed to be hoarse, as if the previous fatigue and fatigue were now emerging from the inside of his body, "But what about money? Without these people, where would money and taxes come from?"
Where is the place? Without these officials, how can we control the people? Once the situation worsens, the Yellow Turban Rebellion will happen again immediately!"
Since Cao Cao knew about it but didn't express anything, then either Cao Cao was pretending to be deaf or dumb, or he was waiting for follow-up measures. Xun Yu's understanding of Cao Cao naturally favored the second possibility.
"If you don't take action, are you going to let these people continue to act unscrupulously?" Guo Jia chuckled with disdain, "They also know that if they do this, they may be exposed and may be caught, but at the same time, they also know that it is impossible.
Catch them all? Right? Catch two, three, four, ten, more or less, twenty, is that enough? Fifty? Five hundred? A lot of them will die! Their heads will be as high as the city gate!
But will they be afraid of this? Haha, as long as they don't arrest them all, will these people be alert? No, as long as someone slips through the net, they will wonder how that person slipped through the net? If there is any relationship behind it, then everyone will look for it
The relationship behind that. If he has any merit to avoid death, then everyone will immediately perform that merit and label it for themselves... In these matters, they are smarter than us, do you believe it?"
"It's like this celebration," Guo Jia looked forward, as if he was trying to see through the dark night, "The sky is huge and the earth is huge, the celebration is the biggest, right? As long as the celebration is done, then the hat on the head and the ribbon on the body will
The official seal in the leather bag will not be lost! Right?」
"The whole world is celebrating. For the man, for the emperor, for the common people, the slogans are shouted very loudly... These people are used to sitting in the government offices, eating and drinking on weekdays, but suddenly there are such complicated things. How can they get used to it, how can they be busy?
Come here?" Guo Jia said with a smile, but there was no smile in his voice, "Just because you can do it, doesn't mean they can do it, so they can only focus on the present! Take care of this celebration!"
"In order to hold this celebration, if people die, it is called waiting to die. If people die after the celebration, it is called chronic illness. After the celebration, they will go to the doctor. If there are people who have nothing to eat or drink
If you sneak out, you can arrest them directly. This is called disrupting the order of the celebration. Will there be public resentment? There will definitely be, but these are the responsibility of the emperor, aren't they? What does it have to do with them? It is the emperor who wants this celebration.
The emperor said that the whole world is celebrating, and it is all for the emperor. Is it wrong to do it for the emperor?"
"I asked you, is it wrong?"
Guo Jia turned around and looked at Xun Yu, "You gave the order, right? These people are not allowed to take this opportunity to hoard and sell at high prices, right? They changed the word, they don't sell at high prices, anyway, in the market
There is nothing left in the shops, and you can't buy it at a reasonable price. They have created a new method called voluntary procurement. They don't sell it in the market and let private individuals do it. If something goes wrong, that person is responsible...
…』
"You also issued an order, saying that traffic must not be blocked to ensure the harvest, right? They also changed the word, they did not close the roads and villages, they called it slow traffic and wait for harvest. Look, they
Did you disobey an order?』
"Autumn will be ripe soon. The crops in the fields are there, but people in the village can't get out! If they get out, they will be arrested! They are afraid, what if these people who say they are going out to collect grain are actually everywhere?
What about running around? What if the people in that village tell the truth and cause trouble? Do they still need the hats on their heads, the ribbons on their bodies, and the official seals on their waists? Right?"
"You think I'm talking about those low-level officials? No, they just follow orders. More importantly, you know who they are... These people sit in the hall all day long and rarely set foot in the private sector. They don't know the situation of the people.
They don’t have the ability to handle and coordinate so many things at the same time like you... So for these people, they can only be busy with the celebration first..."
"Anyway, the celebration is only for these few days. Once you get through it, it's over. It's just these few days, right? The autumn harvest is still something in the future. If the celebrations in front of you are not good, the officials will have nothing to do! As for individual people, if
If you don’t get through it, you’re going to die! Who can you blame?”
"What's more, some of them have put a lot of thought into this..."
